A Texas physician was sentenced to three years of probation and up to $1.5 million in restitution for accepting illegal kickbacks from a compounding pharmacy, the Justice Department said Oct. 19.

As inflation and the cost of running a practice rises, CMS's Medicare physician fee schedule proposed rule for 2023 suggests further cuts to physician pay.

Registered nurses earn the highest annual salary when working for the government, according to the most recent compensation data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 

Batavia, Ohio physician Mangesh Kanvinde, MD, paid $720,000 and agreed to be blocked from federal healthcare programs for 15 years over his role in a false claims scheme, the Justice Department said Oct. 20.

Here are the top-rated ASCs in the five largest cities in the U.S., according to the 2023 edition of Newsweek's "America's Best Ambulatory Surgery Centers" list.

Newsweek released its annual list of the top 510 ASCs nationwide. 

Poughkeepsie, N.Y.-based Dutchess Ambulatory Surgery Center has outgrown its current two-room facility and plans to relocate, according to an Oct. 20 report from Mid Hudson News.

Newsweek partnered with global research firm Statista for the 2023 edition of its "America's Best Ambulatory Surgery Centers," which ranks 510 of the more than 5,000 Medicare-certified ASCs in the country.

From a joint orthopedic ASC venture to a Banner Health investment, here are five updates on Phoenix-based Atlas Healthcare Partners that Becker's has reported on this year: 

With CMS' potential 4.42 percent physician fee cut looming, that decision likely will have implications in the ASC industry.

By taking five minutes to make eight changes to the way a practice's EHR functions, physicians can save one to two hours a day, reducing burnout, according to an August report from the American Medical Association. 

Atlas Healthcare Partners has joined with cardiovascular organizational improvement company MedAxiom to form a joint venture, MedAtlas. 

Forbes released its annual list of leaders under 30, picking 30 individuals from different job sectors, including healthcare. 

Boston Scientific was named the top U.S.-based healthcare equipment and services employer on Forbes' annual list of the world's best employers. 

Thirty-three percent of job-seekers will not go into an interview without knowing the salary upfront, according to an Oct. 18 report from CNBC based on a survey of 2,000 U.S. adults that have job hunted in the last five years. 

Tarpon Springs, Fla.-based pain clinic Phoenix Medical Management Care Centers was issued a restraining order blocking it from administering, dispensing or distributing controlled substances, the Justice Department said Oct. 17.

Before the onset of the pandemic, only 12 percent of physician assistants reported feeling burned out or very burned out, compared with 40 percent in 2022, according to data from Medscape.

Healthcare software company RLDatix has entered into an agreement to acquire Porzio Life Sciences for an undisclosed amount.

Ten ASC leaders joined Becker's to discuss their secrets to success. 

Toledo, Ohio, is the U.S. city with the least expensive office spaces in 2022, according to a report from personal finance website WalletHub on the best large cities to start a business.